DEAN MARTIN CELEBRITY ROAST, THE {BOB HOPE} {1974} (TV)
Summary
One in a series of celebrity roasts, hosted by Dean Martin. This event's guest of honor is comedian Bob Hope.
Highlights include: opening remarks by Martin; Flip Wilson making jokes about Hope’s association with African-Americans and predilection for golf; Governor Ronald Reagan joking about Hope’s long and illustrious career; a video message to Hope from John Wayne recorded at a movie set; Foster Brooks giving a speech in character as Hope’s personal pilot; Jimmy Stewart joking about a film he and Hope were supposedly in together; Milton Berle joking about Hope’s early career and longevity; Billy Graham recounting playing golf with Hope; Rich Little doing impressions of the other roasters; a series of clips from Hope’s film work; Howard Cosell joking about Hope’s frequent appearances on the USO circuit; Jack Benny joking about Hope’s age and use of cue cards; Zsa Zsa Gabor joking about why she never married Hope; Nipsey Russell recollecting being on tour with Hope; General Omar Bradley talking about meeting Hope during a USO tour and his contributions to the armed forces; Phyllis Diller crediting Hope for “discovering” her; Neil Armstrong joking about his appearance on one of Hope’s Christmas specials; a video message from Secretary of State Henry Kissinger from Washington D.C.; Don Rickles making fun of Hope and the other roasters; and a surprise appearance by Hope’s wife Dolores Hope, who introduces Hope as he makes a final speech. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: October 31, 1974 Thursday 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:0374
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: African-American Collection - Comedy; TV - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1974
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – Bic lighters
- TV – Commercials – Dove soap
- TV – Commercials – Fleischmann’s margarine
- TV – Commercials – Frigidaire refrigerators
- TV – Commercials – GMC automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Holiday Inn hotels
- TV – Commercials – Kentile flooring
- TV – Commercials – Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants
- TV – Commercials – Liquid Gold wood varnish
- TV – Commercials – Oak Tree horse racing track
- TV – Commercials – Vons grocery stores
- TV – Commercials – Wild Meadow cologne
- TV – Promos – “McCloud”
- TV – Promos – “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Telly Savalas”
- TV – Promos – “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”
CREDITS
- Greg Garrison … Producer, Director
- Lee Hale … Associate Producer
- Harry Crane … Writer
- George Bloom … Writer
- Tom Tenowich … Writer
- Milt Rosen … Writer
- Don Hinkley … Writer
- Peter Gallay … Writer
- Stan Burns … Writer
- Mike Marmer … Writer
- Dean Martin … Host
- Bob Hope … Guest
- Flip Wilson … Guest
- Jimmy Stewart … Guest
- Howard Cosell … Guest
- Jack Benny … Guest
- Omar Bradley … Guest
- Phyllis Diller … Guest
- Milton Berle … Guest
- Neil Armstrong … Guest
- Rich Little … Guest
- Ginger Rogers … Guest
- Billy Graham … Guest
- Johnny Bench … Guest
- Foster Brooks … Guest
- Ronald Reagan … Guest
- Nipsey Russell … Guest
- Don Rickles … Guest
- Sugar Ray Robinson … Guest
- Mark Spitz … Guest
- Zsa Zsa Gabor … Guest
- Dolores Hope … Guest
- Henry Kissinger
- John Wayne